Stop Protecting a Reputation You Don’t Have ft. Vargab Bakshi
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🎯 Reputation is overrated. Courage isn’t. Vargab Bakshi puts it bluntly: growth doesn’t come from playing safe, it comes from being okay with failure, embarrassment, and risk. Early in your career, every failure feels personal. But over time, something powerful happens. You get thicker skin. You get bolder. And your decisions get sharper. Here’s the real lesson he shares: 🔺 Courage compounds with every small failure 🔺 Embarrassment is temporary, learning is permanent 🔺 Risk builds resilience if you stop fearing it 🔺 Reputation comes and goes, growth stays As Kunal Shah once said, many young people protect a reputation they haven’t even built yet. The real edge? Stop guarding perception. Start building character. Your career isn’t shaped by how careful you are. It’s shaped by how …